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Keep Talking
The Israel-Gaza conflict hopefully moves to negotiation talks and possible de-escalation.
Oct 7 • 
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On Autism and Psychodynamic Liberation
On navigating the highs and lows of Monday mornings before coffee.
Oct 5 • 
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On The Fed Funds Market
What I'm listening to and watching this weekend.
Oct 5 • 
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The Majesty of Rock
Revisiting that Stonehenge stage mishap - with some new friends.
Oct 5 • 
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Fortune's Fool
Reading Satyajit Das on Australia's economic challenges.
Oct 3 • 
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Life In Hell
Reading a Robert Anton Wilson classic.
Oct 1 • 
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September 2025

Proposal for Teaching Political Economy Symposium, University of Sydney
A proposal under consideration for December 2025.
Sep 20 • 
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The Idiot Culture, Revisited
The post-Watergate decay in Fourth Estate investigative journalism.
Sep 18 • 
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Cialdini's 'Edge Case' Students
Robert Cialdini's bestselling book Influence has some fringe exponents of social proof.
Sep 8 • 
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Defcon One
A Zeitgeist cultural signifier of anxiety is nuclear war themed existential risk.
Sep 4 • 
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August 2025

Standup Comedy As Liminality
Go onstage and tell jokes to receptive audiences when your life falls apart.
Aug 28 • 
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